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‘Harriet’ Writer Reveals That A Studio Once Suggested Julia Roberts To Play Harriet Tubman In The Film

November 20, 2019 11:25 am

Over the decades, stories have emerged about some of the truly horrific ideas that Hollywood studios have thrown out there. Hell, at one point, there were reports that Sony was exploring a spy film about Spider...

Julia Roberts Returns To Amazon To Star In And Produce A New Limited Series

Charles Barfield

February 28, 2019 2:25 pm

News, Television

Apparently, Julia Roberts couldn’t get enough of her time on a TV series. The Oscar-winning actress, who was recently nominated for a Golden Globe and will surely get an Emmy nom, is following up her appearance...

Julia Roberts Will Not Be Returning To Amazon Series ‘Homecoming’ In Season 2

Charles Barfield

January 16, 2019 11:48 am

News, Television

Sorry folks, but the whole “Julia Roberts does a TV show” thing is officially over. After earning pretty stellar reviews for her performance in Sam Esmail’s “Homecoming,” the Academy Award-winning actress has h...

Sam Esmail On The “Effortless” Julia Roberts And Giving ‘Homecoming’ An Ending [Interview]

Gregory Ellwood

November 1, 2018 11:00 am

Awards, Awards Campaign, Features, Interviews, News, Television

You likely know writer, director and showrunner Sam Esmail from his breakout series "Mr. Robot." But the Emmy-nominated visionary showrunner actually has something new for you to binge on beginning this Friday...

Julia Roberts Gives Her Best Performance In Years In Sam Esmail’s ‘Homecoming’ Amazon Series [Review]

Christian Gallichio

October 22, 2018 1:06 pm

News, Reviews, Television

Julia Roberts makes an impressive television debut in Amazon’s half-hour drama “Homecoming.” With all 10 episodes directed by “Mr. Robot” creator Sam Esmail, “Homecoming” aesthetically and thematically can be v...

‘Homecoming’ Trailer: Julia Roberts Helps Soldiers Transition To Civilian Life In New Psychological Thriller Series

Charles Barfield

October 22, 2018 11:23 am

News, Television, Trailers

If someone told Julia Roberts, at the height of her “Erin Brockovich” run, that she would eventually star on a web series for a company that shipped toilet paper, she would have laughed. But alas, we are in the...

‘Ben Is Back’ Trailer: Lucas Hedges Has Another Award Season Contender Opposite Julia Roberts

Jake Naturman

October 11, 2018 10:11 am

News, Trailers

When Lucas Hedges was nominated for Best Supporting Actor in 2017 for his turn as a beleaguered son in “Manchester by the Sea,” it seemed like it might have been something of a one-off nod. While he showed flas...

‘Vox Lux’: Neon Sets Awards Season Release For Natalie Portman Music Drama

Warren Cantrell

September 22, 2018 10:15 am

News

Natalie Portman is one for three at the Oscars, but if NEON has anything to say about it, she’ll be batting .500 come Spring. After a strong showing at Venice TIFF, NEON is positioning "Vox Lux" for an aggressi...

‘Homecoming’ Trailer: Julia Roberts Stars In ‘Mr. Robot’ Creator’s Latest Psychological Thriller Series

Charles Barfield

September 13, 2018 1:01 pm

News, Television, Trailers

With “Mr. Robot,” creator Sam Esmail has proven himself to be one of the most capable people in the TV industry at telling a gripping psychological thriller. Let’s hand it to him because Esmail took a story abo...

‘Ben Is Back’: Julia Roberts Delivers A Stunning Performance In An Uneven Rehab Drama [TIFF Review]

Jordan Ruimy

September 9, 2018 1:35 pm

Festivals, News, Reviews

Long fascinated by emotionally complex family dynamics and the way the smallest of events can shatter a clan, writer/director Peter Hedges explored those themes to great effect in such films as "Pieces of April...

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